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Sicangu playwright wins MacArthur “Genius” Grant
Thursday, October 22, 2020
Native Sun News Today Staff Writer
Larissa FastHorse, a Santa Monica based playwright from South Dakota, ignored several calls from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation because she thought they were spam.
The MacArthur Foundation eventually sent her a text asking to talk with FastHorse. She thought that the meaning of the call would be to contract her consulting firm, Indigenous Direction, which helps organizations and artists create culturally appropriate material about Native communities.
The call, however, was to inform FastHorse that she had received a MacArthur “Genius” Grant which doles out $625,000 over five years with no strings attached. Its formal name is The MacArthur Fellows Program.
“I’ve known about the award for a long time and always dreamed of it, but never thought I would get it,” said FastHorse. “I’m just a girl from South Dakota.”
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